fink
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9.2
- noun
- /fɪŋk/
- Offensive
- He was labeled a fink after he reported his friends to the police.
- rat fink
Examples
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Any con who'd steal canary eggs from another con is a dirty fink!
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But he is a fink, isn't he?
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You little fink, you brought the stuff to us.
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Eh, I should have known he was a fink.
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There's always some fink the boys are trying to get rid of.
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I have never met a fink, and I hope to God I never do, but how you did it must be the way finks act.
Fiction book (1995) -
To tell the girls you aren't a fink.
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So you're a selfish, rotten fink.
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You dirty, stinking fink.
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Everyone in the group knew he was a fink for telling their secrets to the authorities.
Synonyms
168
5.6
A person who secretly gives information to police, journalists, or researchers
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7.5
A person who secretly tells the police about someone else's bad actions
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6.0
A person who secretly tells police about someone else's crimes to get money or protection
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8.9
A person who secretly gives information to the police
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9.9
A person who secretly gives information to the police, often from inside a group
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9.9
A person who gives the police secret information about criminals
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8.7
A person who secretly tells the police about other people's crimes
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9.9
A person who secretly tells the police about criminals
Antonyms
How Loyal
Surface Forms
Etymology
Fink as a noun means an informer or betrayer. This slang grew from the idea of 'telling' or 'ratting' on others, so a fink is a person people do not trust because they give information to the police or bosses.